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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-25

The trustees of the Biddeford Soldiers and
Sailors Monument Association have been
authorized to contract for monument The
Association, in its vote which was passed last
evening, recommended the purchase of one
similar to that erected in Salem last year by
the Sons of Veterans. Photographs of the
monument have been on exhibition in the
mayors Office in city building this week. 1t
is handsome while bronze shaft, measuring
twenty-seven feet from the foundation. and
weighs seven tons. Upon the top is figure
of soldier standing with drawn sword, de-
Tending the colors, which he hold IN his left
hand. The height of the figure from the foot
to the top of the head is feet, inshes; to
the top of the flag, II feet. Suitable war
emblems, inscriptions and names of soldiers
are placed on the cap, tablets and bases.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
1T WAS a FAIRY TALE.
Why a Certain Romantic Yarn Could
Not Deal With Facts.

NOL deal WIN rdCGSs
DOGGY BORON. FLA, Oct LIN your
issue of Sept ~ you give a column and
half extract from the Philadelphia Press,
entitled Life Closely Called, An Officers
Narrow Escape from Cuban Gallows, as
the personal experience of the writer, Al
bert DeIeur, covering a most exciting &C
count Of hair breadth escapes. Commas
stoned by the Federal government to gather
information in Mississippi, the hero escapes
from that State III November, 1881, with
two ounces of Confederate lead in his per-
son, TO Key West, Fla. Strangely, he ex-
periences no inconvenience, discomfort or
pain from these two ounces of Confederate
lead, but thirsts for new adventure, which
soon presents itself in the attempt TO gather
information Of a blockade-runner that had
been chased into Cumberland Harbor," by
a Federal cruiser.
Accompanied by masters mate of the
navy this Capt Albert DeLeur, takes
naval gig, and is landed on the shores of
Cuba in close proximity to Cumberland
Harbor" The indiscretiOn of the masters
mate soon gets them into trouble, which re-
suits in their capture, arrest trial and con
domination as adventures attempting to
join the Cuban insurgents, and, finally their
miraculous escape from the Cuban prison
through the indirect agency of the cook, a
captured by his wiles in the belief of his
marrying her, if she would effect their es-
cape.
Now let's examine the matter aside from
the excitement and romance of the expedi-
ton. The recent addition of two ounces of
lead to the avordupois of the hero seems
highly improbable to better fit him for new
adventure, but according to the narrative
he thirsts for and undertakes it, The Cuban
instruction began in October, 1868, while
this exciting incident occurred November,
1861. The Captain is clearly previous by
SeUen gears! There is no Cumberland Har-
Dor in Cuba, no such port in the Queen of
Antilles. The United States navy has never
hal a frigdte called the San JacintO.
The probability of the crafty and cautious
Spaniards permitting such free and unre-
strained access to men condemned to death
as Capt. Albert DeLeur describes is not
borne out by the history of this peculiar
people.
Writers of such romance, like professional
liars, should recollect that they should be
possessed of the best of memories The
whole narrative is the fimsiest kind of fic-
ton. Turn the microscope of fact upon it
and it becomes the most threadbare kind of
trash; tried in the crucible of truth, it dis
solves into complete nothingness and leaves
the hero a subject of ridicule PERT.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
REVIVING THE RETICULE.
The Convenient Little Receptacle {
100 Years Ago.

100 Years Ago.
NEW York, Oct. lit is understood that
opera glass bags and the dainty little plush
pockets for haudkerchiefs that our bellies
have for the past year been won't to carry
about with them are to be superseded this
season by the regular oldfashioned reticules
that our grandmothers used to delight in.
And, indeed, this fashion will certainly
prove a charming one in many ways. A
fashionable women nowadays is obliged
to take so many Indispensable articles about
with her that it is absolutely necessary to
have some convenient receptacle in which TO
stow them so that they shall be near at
hand. Ordinary dress pockets are becom-
ing almost obsolete, principally because
modistes will persist in putting them IN such
out of the way places that it is impossible
to gain access to them. Who has not seen
some unfortunate woman in the midst of a
crowded assembly, theatre, or street car
for instance, rise from her seat and perform
all sorts of acrobatic contortions in the vain
attempt to find her pocket and extricate
therefrom her handkerchief or smelling
bottle. Everybody will surely welcome our
grandmother'S retcules as pleasing change.
OF course one must possess as many reti-
cules as gowns, satin and silk ones to match
evening toilets and others of more sober
casU IOr shopping purposes. 1ney may DC
ornamented with lace and flowers or fur
and feathers, and they may contain any
thing from a batiste handkerchief to the
latest design in enamel bon-bon boxes At
any rate, every woman of taste will admit
that from an aesthetic point of view any
kind of reticule, even one of the plainest
pattern will be preferable to those monstros-
tiles in leather called shopping bags, and
which are to be placed in the same category
as ulsters and rubber cloaks
CLARA LAMA,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02

yesterday, as he drank too much beer the
| day before Dant makes himself at home
! about the store, and, when no one Is looking,
| helps himself to anything he fances.
! Wednesday evening be found tub OF waste
| beer in the bar. and took drink that IS
often heard Of but rarely imbibed-three
fingers in a waShtub. While the effects of
the beer lasted Dant pTanced around con-
siderahly and appeared to be having big
time. Tut Thur sday his eyes wore far
away look, which seemed to indicate that
the world had gone hard with him. This
is Dants first spree, and he may yet develop
into a red-nosed topper.
wilkins, Nicely q Jones' public gin at
Waynesboro was burned Thursday. 1t was
situated only few yards from the valuable
oil mill of those gentlemen, and the forUu-
nate direction of the wind alone prevented
the latter from being consumed also The
gin house and all its contents consisting OF
ginning machinery, q lot Of seed and about
fifteen bales of cotton were entirely destroy
ed. The cotton belonged to private indi-
viduals and is a complete loss The loss to
Messrs. Wilkins, Nicely & Jones will APP
proXimate 81 200 and no insurance. While
fighting the flames a negro laborer was
badly burned about the face and head 1t
is not known exactly how the fire originated,
but il is supposed to have been caused from
a match or nail in the gin.
A strange feature about the suicide of
Samuel w. Smith, which occurred at Jas
per Thursday, was that his son-in-law, John
Bennett. dreamed the whole occurrence.
At II o'clock in the night Bennett dreamed
that he saw the hanging. He went to
Smiths room and found him gone, but his
shoes were beside the bed. The family i'm
mediately instituted search about the house,
but could not find him Bennett and Dav-
export went out to feed the stock, still hunt
ing for the missing man. In their rambles
about the stables and sheds Davenport
climbed into the crib for oats to feed the
stock, and ran against man suspended by
a rope. He called to Bennett, who was just
witR.Gt, that man was hung in the crib.
They examined the body and found it to be
Smith, the missing man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
LEMON ELIXIR.
A Pleasant Lemon Drink.

A Pleasant Lemon Drink.
Fifty cents and one dollar per bottle. Sold
by druggists.
Prepared by H. MOTLEY, NJ D., Atlanta,
Georgia.
For biliousness and constipation take
Lemon Elixir.
For indigestion and foul stomach take
Lemon Elixir
For sick and nevous headaches, take
Lemon Elixir
For sleeplessness and nervousness take
Lemon Elixir
For loss of appetite and debility take
Lemon Elixir.
For fevers chills and malaria take Lemon
Elixir, all of which diseases arise from a
torpid or diseased liver.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
STEAM LAIINDRN.
SAVANNAH STEAM LAUNDRY.
A CARD.

HAVING passed my first anniversary in this
Il new enterprise cannot refrain from thank
ing a kind public for the patronage extended to
me, also FOR the patience displayed in overlooking
S9InoItcomlngs on the part Of my employees.
haVlng now solved the mysteries Of artesian
water and the use of difficult machines can
promise an indulgent public that henceforth my
WORK VIII equal the best and surpass the most
SleaIn Lallndrles in this country. My call and
denvery system will soon be improved. and ask
ing continuance of the patronage so largely
extended, am, respectfully,
VI. PRAGER. Proprietor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
Postal POinharS.

Postofices ablished-Florida Floral
Bluff, Duval county, on route 1907, Jack
sonville, & miles 5. w. ,Chaseville, mile n
Postmasters Commissioned Fourth Glass
Offices: Geo. H. Gale, Lake Worth, Fla /;
Jas. A Dinnington, Springvalc, GA
New Office; Gilbert H. Shepard, Floral
Bluff Duyal county Fla
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
Lemon Hot Drnns

Cure all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness. Sore
Throat, Bronchitis and all Throat and Lung
diseases. Price 25c. Sold by druggists.
Prepared by II. Motley, Atlanta, Ca, in
both liquid and lozenge form.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
Rough on Itch"

Rough on Itch cures skin humors, erup-
tons, ringworm, letter, salt rheum, frosted
feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, BARRIERS
itch. Soc jars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02

Rough on Catarrh"
Corrects offensive odors at once. Complete
cure of worst chronic cases; also unequaled
as gargle for diphtheria, sore throat, foul
breath soc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
Rough on Rats"

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants
bedbugs, beetles, insects, skunls, jack rab-
bits, sparrows, gophers. 15c. AT druggists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
We are pleased to announce that we are now
exhibiting samples from which to
make selections for
Clothing to Order,

and feel confident that this season will add
greatly to our already widespread popularity in
this branch Of our business.
We are showing all the newest designs, colors
and textures of materials, the best productions
OF foreign and domestic markets, and guaran-
tee stylish, easy and graceful fitting garments,
thoroughly made, and at moderate prices.
We would advise the placing of orders with
us early, that the garments may be finished in
time: Although we have largely increased our
facilities in this department we may not be able
to keep pace with the demand later on.
If goods do not please in every particular our
customers are requested not to take them.
Satisfaction is guaranteed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02

The SUNDAY MORNING NEWS is for sale by all
newsdealers. Price DC.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
Rough on CornS."

Ask for Wells Rough on Corns" Quick
relief, complete cure. Corns, warts, bun
ions. 15c.
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THE END.
~
A Womsn's Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery has been
made, and that, too. by a lady in this
county. Disease fastened its clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its seysrest tests, but her vital Or
gans were undermined and death seemed
imminent. For three months she coughed
necessarily and could not sleep. She
bought Of US q bottle Of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, and was so
much relieved on taking the first dose that
she slept all night, and with one bottle
has been mirsculously cured. Her name
is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus write ". C.
Hamrick & Co, of Shelby, N. c. Get q
free trial bottle ut Logan & Co.'s drug
store.
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HER HEART.

Bessie 0Gcdl- IN December BtPpfaootrG
''she has no heart they said. never
One thrObbed within her vomAn's breast,
It's beating long since ceased forever;
II troubles not her spirits rest.
But fair and charmful a. the ocean,
A hundred changes play and go
Across her face, bot no emotion
Touched the depths that lie below"
So lovers came in vain. She pondered
Their tender words, and smiled at frst,
Then sighed, AZ have no heart" and wondered
Was she Of women blest or curst:
But suddely q day Of waking
Came like binding fash OF light;
Her heart arose, and, bowed and shaking,
Her whole soul trembled az the sight
Her heart arose; ike that blind giant,
IL held within its powerful grasp
b pillars Of her life, as plant
As reeds they seemed within Its grasp.
II drew the mighty pillars over;
They Ereaned and shuddered in their fall,
And many q friend, and many q lover,
Was hurt beneath the shattered wall.
The temple Of her life lay broken,
And when the ruins were cleared away.
Bleeding and dead, with words unspoken,
she n her heart together lay.
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which he had been sitting. and looked at

which he had been sitting. and looked at
his brother with plying eyes.
"Your nerves are ont of order, Henry"
he said. "Aud no wonder, after that
frightful discovery under the hearthstone.
We won't dispute about it,; we will wait q
day or two until you are quite yourself
again. In the meantime, let u under
stand each other on one point at least.
You leave the question of what is to be
done with these pages of writing to me, as
the head of the family?"
"I do"
Lord Montbarry quietly took up the
manuscript and threw it into the fire.
LET this rubbish be of some use, " lie said,
holding the pages down with the poker.
1.-THE room is getting chilly-let the
countess play set some of these charred
logs flaming again" He waited a little at
the fireplace, and returned to his brother.
Now, Henry, ] have a last word to soy,
and then ! have done. / am ready to ad-
NIT that you have stumbled by an unlucky
chance on the proof Of a crime committed
in the old days of the palace, nobody
knows how long sgo. With that one con-
cession / dispute everything else. Rather
than agree in the opinion you have formed,
1 won't believe anything that has happen
ed. The supernatural Influences that some
of Us felt when we first slept in the hotel
your loss of appetite, our sisters dread.
ful dreams, the smell that overpowered
Francis and the head that appeared to Ag-
nes-I declare them all to be sheer de-
l~usions! 1 believe in nothing, nothing,
nothingr" He opened the door to go out.
and looked back into the room. yes"
be resumed, there is one thing / believe
in. My wife has committed a breach of
confidence believe Agnes will marry
you. Good night, Henry. We leave Ven
ice the first thing to. morrow morning."
So Lord Montbarry disposed of the mys-
terry of The Haunted Hotel"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN

Are born into the world every day with some &c;
zematous sffectiop, ,uch as milk crust, scall
heal, SC Irf, or dandrutf, sure TO develop INTO an
sgon!zipg eczema, the itching, burning, and dis
fgurali7n of which make life . prolonged tor
ture unless properly treated.
A warm bath with CUTICURA Soar, an exquis..
tie skin Beauliier, and q single application or
CUTIcgRA, the I'll eat Skin Cure, with q little Gu
rlcuRA RFsoLyEST, the New Blood Purifier, are
often sufficient 10 arrest the progress OF the dis
ease, and point TO a speedy and permanent cure
Hence, no mother wholoyes her children, who
takes pride In their beauty, purity, and health,
heritance.-a skin without q blemish, and a body
nourished by pure blood, should fail 10 make
trial of the CUTICURA REMEDIES.
Sold everywhere. Price, CuTIcURA, soc: soAP,
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ArSend for How 70 Cure Skin Diseases d
pages, 80 illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
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Meditinal.
ytfUlllHal.
MFANWE
SKIN DISEASES.

Our Oldest child, now six years OF age, when
an infant six months old was attacked with q
yIrulent, malignant skin disease. All ordinary
remedies failing, we called our family physicasn,
who IN 10 cure IL; but il spread with al
of The little fellows person, from the middle Of
his back down to his knees, was one solid rash:
ngly. painful. blotched, and malicious. We had
no rest at night, no peace BY day. Finally, we
were advised 70 Try the CUTIcoRA REMEDIES
The effect was simply marvellous. In three or
four weeks a complete cure was wrought, leav,,
ing the little fellows person as white and
healthy as though he had never been attacked.
In NV opinion your valuable remedies saved his
life. and 10 day he Is q slropg, healthy child,
perfectly well, no repetition Of the disease hav-
Ing ever occurred. GEO. b. SMITH,
Atty at Law and EXPOS Atty, Ashland, o.
REFERENCE: J. q. Weist, Druggist, Ashland, U.
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The Verdict Unanimous.

W. D. Suit, druggist, Bippus, Ind,
testifes: II car recommend Electric Bit
ters as the very best remedy. Every bot
tie sold has given relief in every case. One
man took six bottles, and was cured Of
Rheumatism Of 10 years standing" Abra-
ham Hare, druggist Belleyille, Ohio, az
firms: The best selling medicine l have
ever handled in my 90 years. experience,
is Electric Bitters.n Thousands Of others
have added their testimony, 80 that the
verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters
do cure all diseases Of the Liver, Kidney or
Blood. Only q half dollar q bottle at
Logan < Co drug store.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
CONSTIPATION

T eaused by n Torpid Liyer-not enough
J. bile being eIc-eted from the blood TO produce
own cathaitic. The treatment Of
Constipation does not consist merely In IN.
loading the bowels. The medicine must MT
only act q . purgaGve, butbe q tonic n well,
not produce aler lis use greater costivene8.
secure q regular habi, o fbody without chang.
ing the diet or designating the SyStem
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CHAPTER xviii

So the second oct ended.
Turning 10 the third act Henry looked
YEARLY at the pages "a be let them slip
through his fingers. Both in mind and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

They have q Conversation Club in Lou
isyille. People who talk too much are bit
with it-Nec Orleans Pieaysae.
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ABSOLUTE BARGAINS,

and will repay your examination, either person
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paftmert We feel convinced that your inter
es's will be advanced by an inyes.ig .tion before
making purchases OF your Fall and winter sup
piles. only q very few Of these extra bargain,
now on sale can be mentioned la a limited space
such a. this card, but our illustrated Fail
and Winter Catalogue, containing much
valuable information Us 10 styles, yElues, etc,
will he sent free upon request on postal 70 AM
address. 1t Is gotten up for the benefit Of OuI
out oftown patrons.
Opened To eay-2O0 Robe Patterns, fine service
able, Imported Cloth. In all colors. s yards plain
aud 8 yards Fancy Stripes at $3.50 FOR the com
plete Pattern Dress. These Robes have beer
sold this season at e20.
Another lot Of Fancy Robe Patterns or Habla
goods Of Fin Imported Berges, In full line O,
colors, with elegant Braided Panel aud Gsrni
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Contains II yds. double width goods. Real value
SEQ 90.
Both Of above special offerings consist OF about
100 Suit Patterns VI each, and there will be nc
more, a. this closes the importation.
100 pcs. Fancy Scotch skinings % inches In
width, In large assortment Of Fancy Suires, ri
30 cents, formerly .0i.50, and never Sold foI
less efote. Elegant goods.
% inch All Wool Fancy Suitings, zoe.
8 inch All-Wool Fancy suitings, 35e.
- Inch Atwood Fancy suitings. 40, 30, soc.
90 inch sergcs 45e.
20 inch Cloth suitings, f5e.
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80 inch Cloth suiting., 80, Is. sSe, o. 90.
French 5uitings, 30. sc, 50, 20, poe, ol.0o.
Sc inch Tricot, 45e.
50 inch Tricots, D Csc,
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Winter Wraps, loaks, &c.

Mos: complete assortment OF LAdies', Misses
and Children's Wraps, In all manner Of styles,
from, finest Seal Skins dovn TO common and
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ton al lowest possible prices. Your wsns and
your Winter Wraps, ana money sayed Tor other
purposa. We beReve The interests OF customer
and merchants are identical.
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How Dying Child
Was Saved !

CICERO. HAMILTON Co, lSD., Sept. 70. l9T.-
Tie following Il n trIa account ~ what y1It
s. s. S. haSdnncf for OGT liit!C GaU ;hter, Hazel,
now four years Old. When IL months old 4
lump appeared on her hccl, which slowiyrrew
larger. The family ply clan thought Il was
caused by a piece Of broken glass or needle.
but failed 10 bring anything TO light. Tho
child became fccbler all the time, ~IecnIln2 TO
lose the use OF her leg. anil finally qalt walk
ing entirely. The middle finger and thumb
OF eltherhand became enlarged, the fiesh b..
coming hard. Tho hip Joints became invD.v.
ed, so that when seventeen months oil sIs
could not stand. having lost tho use OF leg
and arm. Partial curvature OF the spine also
followed. The nervous system wa wrecked.
muscles contracted. and there was general
wasting ~ flesh and muscle. At eighteen
months OF ngc she was placed under tho
treatment OF n prominent physician OF Bos
ton, Mass, but at the end Of ten months she
had declined to such ndegree thatshe was Ia
n dying condition. This was In April. 1885,
We took the child away not knowing what
10 do. In this dreadful dilemma wo were
over persuaded by friends % try one bot
tic" Of SwIFTs SrEcTFIc. which we did. and
before It had all been taken VIC saw n change
for the better In her symphonic We keptit
up. and have ono 50 20 this day. and will
keep It up. II the Lord wills. for many days
to- ONE for IL has brought our dying Hazel
To life. to vigor, % strength and health again
The ashen hue IL her checks has changed 70
arosy lint. She Is able to walk any where.
her ~languor and melancholy have passed.
awny. AM she Is now a blithe, cheerful. hap
py romping child. Should you wish 20 In.
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Kindly yours,
By. +. SWIFT.
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p. O. Box sc.
Treatise OF Blood AMI Skin Diseases mailed
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BARGAINS EXTRAORDINARY
Dry Goods and Winter Wraps,

Having made recently a number OF very nd
vantageous purchases-closing stocks, etc, We
are Offering now. in our different departments,
values which have never beea eIcelled. These